A Cruise Ship Romance with a Himbo (w/ Jessica Lowe)
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
4.8 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Actress Jessica Lowe (The Righteous Gemstones, Minx, Wrecked) joins Nicole to share the romantic saga of falling in love on a Second City cruise ship. On the ship, she met a British bassist who became her cruise ship boyfriend - whom she later realized wasn’t as smart as she thought his accent sounded (he tried to dry his pants on a ceiling fan and designed a nightmare demon tattoo for himself).
Jessica recalls dating a Dutch chef with a penis that was “too much!” and recounts what might be the most romantic first date ever told on the podcast. She reflects on the men who surprised her, disappointed her, and the slow work of building a relationship that actually lasted.
Plus, Jessica and Nicole reminisce about the chaos of filming Curse Friends when everyone tested positive for COVID - and Nicole opens up about sobbing in a makeup chair over a man who simply wasn’t worth it.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a headgum podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | Want to watch this episode? |
| 0:06.9 | Catch the full video on YouTube. |
| 0:08.9 | Just hit the link in the episode description. |
| 0:14.6 | Why won't you date me? |
| 0:20.6 | Why won't you date me? Why won't you date me? |
| 0:22.6 | Why won't you date me? |
| 0:23.6 | Please tell me why. |
| 0:25.6 | Oh, baby, welcome to another episode of Why won't You Date Me a Podcast for Me, Nicole Byer, |
| 0:39.0 | was trying to figure out why I was so single, even though you could come in my hand and tell me it's a cotton ball. |
| 0:46.7 | My guest today is an actress that you know from wreck, the righteous the Righteous Gemstones, and the Minks, |
| 0:57.5 | and Cursed Friends Forever, |
| 0:59.9 | a movie that you can see never, |
| 1:02.8 | because I don't think it streams anywhere. |
| 1:04.8 | It was on Comedy Central, |
| 1:06.4 | but, you know, Comedy Central's having a nice time doing stuff. |
| 1:10.3 | Anyway, it's Jessica Lowe. Hi, div know, Comedy Central is having a nice time doing stuff. Anyway, it's Jessica Lowe. |
| 1:12.2 | Hi, Diva, yes. |
| 1:15.2 | Diva, how are you? |
| 1:16.7 | Oh, just fine, Diva. |
| 1:18.7 | Wait, you said you got a bad night of sleep, so you're not just fine. |
| 1:21.9 | What had happened? |
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